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Experience in such plays is limited in the UKCS, but historically this has not held the industry back.

Aberdeen has been successfully exporting talent and skill to other oil producing regions with technically challenging plays for years, as well as developing the technologies that can turn prospect into reality.

One only has to look at the success of large-scale projects such as Culzean and Laggan Tormore as evidence, Culzean alone supporting 6,000 UK jobs and creating more than 400 direct jobs.

In what is more good news for West of Shetland in proving that it is an area for further investment in exploration and infrastructure, the supply chain will also benefit and the wider positive impact to the North East could be significant.